Refractive defects such as myopia, Cataracts and presbyopia They can be treated today through surgical interventions.
Some of these operations contemplate the implantation of an intraocular lens which replaces the crystalline and performs the focus function.
When these types of eye operations are performed, the patient is considered to have pseudophakia.
Ocular pseudophakia is not a disease or a condition, it is a situation, a state or condition.
En Área Oftalmológica Avanzada We explain below what pseudophakia is and why it should not be confused with cataracts.
what is pseudophakia
The lens is the natural lens of the eye that has the function of focusing images at different distances.
It works thanks to its flexible property, which allows it to move in different directions and is known as accommodation power.
Some refractive defects are associated with function and morphology of the crystalline
For example, presbyopia is a consequence of eye degeneration that has caused the lens to lose its flexibility and, therefore, focusing power.
To surgically treat some vision defects such as myopia, cataracts or presbyopia, the lens is removed and replaced by an intraocular lens.
What is pseudophakia, then? It is the condition in which a patient is whose lens has been removed and replaced by an intraocular lens.
what are the consequences
Eye surgeries have changed a lot thanks to all the technological advances that have emerged in ophthalmology.
Currently, these operations are simple, minimally invasive and very safe procedures.
Most of the operations that lead to a pseudophakia suggest very positive consequences, thanks to the visual improvement experienced by the patient.
Between the consequences of a pseudophakia in the eye we can mention:
- Improvement of visual acuity from any distance.
- The patient can dispense with the use of glasses and contact lenses.
- It prevents other eye diseases from developing.
Ocular lens implant surgeries are an excellent option to considerably improve the vision of people with myopia, cataracts and presbyopia.
This type of surgery has as its main objective Improve Life Quality of the patient, and does not require second interventions or special care.
After the intervention, the patient must go to the ophthalmologist twice a year to check the condition of the lens and rule out problems in the ocular structure.
Pseudophakia and cataracts, are they the same?
There are many people who consider that pseudophakia is the same as cataracts and, the truth is that they are two totally different conditions.
To clear up this confusion we must say that the pseudophakia is the consequence of surgical treatment of the falls.
Cataracts are a refractive defect caused by total or partial opacity of the lens.
To treat this condition, lens is removed and replaced by an intraocular lens.
Therefore, pseudophakia and cataracts are closely related, but they are not the same thing.
Afaquia and pseudophakia, what is the difference?
Until a few years ago, when an eye was operated on due to cataracts, the lens was removed and the eye lost its natural lens.
This situation is known as aphakia.
Fortunately, ophthalmology was advancing hand in hand with science and intraocular lenses emerged that could replace the vital function of the lens.
To understand the difference between aphakia and pseudophakia, it is enough to explain the origin of the second word.
The root phaco refers to the lens, which has been removed, and a person without a lens is an aphakic person, which means "without a lens."
Now, when an aphakic person's crystalline lens is replaced by an artificial intraocular lens, it is considered to be a fake lens, because it is not natural. From here comes the pseudo prefix.
Therefore, we have that pseudophakia is a person who has had the lens removed from one eye and a false lens has been placed in its place.
What, then, is the difference between aphakia and pseudophakia?
The first refers to a person without a lens, without a lens, the second to a person with a false lens.
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